Comments on: Salvation Submissiveness Is Obedience

By: laymond

laymond — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:51:31 +0000

Hey, maybe we could wind up being an example for others? I hope so.

By: laymond

laymond — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:48:09 +0000

Keith, it just goes to show, you don’t have to be identical twins to be brothers.

By: CR

CR — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:28:40 +0000

I was hoping by for some kind of comment from Mac. I know he and many of the conservative brethren disagree on the doctrine of the Holy Spirit and some of them still fellowship with Mac. The Elders at Pearl St. know where I am coming from with this.

And lets not forget the Moffitt-Deaver Debate. My point is that we don’t always agree in doctrine and we still have fellowship, right Mac?

By: Keith Brenton

Keith Brenton — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:22:19 +0000

We have shared a very interesting fellowship, bro!

By: laymond

laymond — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:41:05 +0000

Keith, I didn’t know I had been commenting on your blog so long
Seems we still have the opinion we had back then.

By: CR

CR — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:10:05 +0000

Just read some Keith. Great stuff!! I look forward to reading it all…

By: Keith Brenton

Keith Brenton — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:06:00 +0000

I'm just gonna link to some blog posts I've written, rather than use up more of Jay's pixels: gracefaithworks. (Hint: There's a reason I've made it a single word. Read from the bottom post up, to get the chronological progression of my thought over the years of writing the series of 5 - mostly short - posts.)

By: CR

CR — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:42:42 +0000

Again, works have their proper place, but never should we make them the basis of salvation.

Before anyone thinks I am pushing “faith Only” or grace without works, I am not. I do, however, think some are mixing law and grace and coming very close to following the error of the Galatians.

I still am hoping for some further clarification from Mac. Either we are saved unto good works or we are saved by them and I don’t know one person who honestly will say they are earning Gods favor by their works.

I hope we all here are trusting Christ work and from that we are saved unto good works.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:29:19 +0000

Paul is speaking about the Israelites that didn’t believe Jesus is the Messiah.

Romans 11:23 “And they also, if they don’t continue in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.”

By: laymond

laymond — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:05:54 +0000

Anon, you like so many others stop reading scripture when it satisfies your needs. If you had bothered to read on you would have come to the purpose of this scripture.

Rom:11:20: Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear.
21: For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
22: Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

“if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.” question; does this sound like grace only salvation.? or does it sound like there might be some sort of “works” involved.?